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Health Ministry: 142 Palestinians killed, 16,496 injured in March Return protests
Date: 2018-07-19 13:52:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7495641
GAZA CITY, July 19 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 142 Palestinians, including 18 children and two women, have been killed and 16,496 injured since the start of the Great March of Return protests in the Gaza Strip on March 30. ....
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Putin: Terrorism suffered fatal blow in Syria
Date: 2018-07-19 13:40:45 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:47 - ID:7495945
MOSCOW, July 19 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed that international terrorism has been dealt a fatal blow in Syria. The Astana platform and the outcomes of the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi are the basis of a real ....
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Israel's approval of nation-state law highlights discrimination: Palestine
Date: 2018-07-19 12:47:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:7495673
RAMALLAH, July 19 (MENA) - Palestine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday denounced the Israeli Knesset's approval of the so-called Jewish nation-state law, deeming it an attempt by the ruling right-wing to redraw and restructure the occupation ....
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Syrian army to return to its pre-2011 positions in Quneitra
Date: 2018-07-19 12:30:33 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:7495715
DAMASCUS, July 19 (MENA) - The Syrian army is reportedly going to return to its pre-2011 positions in Quneitra, according to the Syrian news agency (SANA). There are news on reaching an agreement in Quneitra stipulating the return of the Syrian ....
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PLO: With its Jewish Nation-State law, Israel is legalizing apartheid
Date: 2018-07-19 11:02:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:7495359
RAMALLAH, July 19 (MENA) - The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) strongly denounced on Thursday the Israeli parliament's, the Knesset, adoption of the “Jewish Nation-State” law, WAFA news agency reported. PLO Executive Committee Member ....
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UNSC to convene Tuesday to discuss situation in Palestine
Date: 2018-07-19 10:36:46 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:7495360
RAMALLAH, July 19 (MENA) - Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said the UN Security Council will convene on Tuesday, July 24, to discuss the status quo of Palestine, with member states and a large number of ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns int'l silence towards Israeli calls for killing Gaza children
Date: 2018-07-18 14:54:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:7494201
RAMALLAH, July 18 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the racist statements by Israeli officials, right-wing lawmakers and extremist rabbis who called for targeting Gaza children who are flying kites over Israel. In a ....
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Arab Knesset member slams Israel's nationality bill
Date: 2018-07-18 14:05:41 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:7494220
RAMALLAH, July 18 (MENA) - Arab Knesset member Ahmed al Tibi slammed Israel's newly-drafted nationality bill that will drop the use of Arabic as an official national language and ban non-Jewish residents from residing in Israeli towns. This bill ....
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Israel combs Abbara borderline area in preparation for wall construction
Date: 2018-07-18 12:20:32 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:7494313
BEIRUT, July 18 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes flew over the Lebanese Marjayoun in the south district of Nabatieh, the state news agency NNA reported on Wednesday. This came while Israeli forces are conducting a survey and combing operation along the ....
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Israeli forces close Al Maghreba gate after 331 settlers stormed Al Aqsa mosque
Date: 2018-07-18 11:54:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:7494216
RAMALLAH, July 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday closed down Al Maghreba gate after almost 331 Jewish settlers stormed the precincts of Al Aqsa Mosque to perform Talmudic rituals. Eyewitnesses said the settlers and their families ....